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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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